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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867 KYR-0001-004-1608 BR13-50 to BR13-51

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To his Excellency the Governor of Kentucky Your Petitioners, N N Wolford F R Tucker & Matthew Worthington

state in the Spring of 1864 one W B Tucker was arrested charged with killing a negro & being arrested to bail in the sum of $1000 -- these petitioners became his sureties for his appearance at the next Term of the Casey Circuit Court; they state at the Nov Term of said court Tucker did appear but was not arrested but was held further on his bond, but they state a short time after said Court said Tucker was about being mobbed & being in great danger of his life he was compelled to leave his house in Casey & flee the country to save his life & in consequence thereof did not appear at the March Term of said Court. and said bond was forfeited. They state the absence of said Tucker was without any fault of them & they pray to be released from the penalties of said bond they file affidavits of Nancy Tucker for Sarah J Thomson & T B Harrison as part hereof

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and they believe the statements therein are true

N N Wolford

sworn to before me by N N Wolford March 7 1865

Z. W. Wash Exr c c,

We Join in the prayer of this Petitioner

Fon T Fox B M Burdett atty for Commonwealth Protem J. E Huffman atty at Law Frank Wolford atty at Law M J Dunham Atty W. C. Myers McDowell Fogle Hiram Harris Joel Sweeney Ct Ct Clk R Blain

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Casey Cir Ct vs Tucker Wolford & Worthington $1000 -- Remitted 20th Mch/65